Coparenting, mother-infant interaction, and infant-parent attachment relationships in two-parent families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-283

  Caldera, Yvonne M ^a   Lindsey, Eric W ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Family systems; Maternal parenting style; Parent child attachment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEMPERAMENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; TEMPERAMENT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33745792365     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.275     Document Type: Article

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